A filming location is a place where some or all of a film or television series is produced, in addition to or instead of using sets constructed on a studio backlot or soundstage. Place is a term that has a variety of meanings in a dictionary sense, but which is principally used as a noun to denote location, though in a sense of a location identified with that which is located there. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... In drama, the set (or setting) is the location of a storys action. ... A backlot is an area behind or adjoining a movie studio with permanent exterior sets for outdoor scenes in motion picture and/or television productions. ... A sound stage is a hangar-like structure, building or room, that is soundproof for the production of theatrical motion pictures and television, usually inside a movie studio. ...

On location is a term used to describe the filming on such a real site. The term is often mistakenly believed to mean that the production is being filmed on the actual location in which its story is set, but this is not necessarily the case.

Pros and cons

Location filming has several advantages over filming on a studio set:

• It can be cheaper than constructing large sets
• The illusion of reality can be stronger - it is hard to replicate real-world wear-and-tear, and architectural details

Its disadvantages include:

• A lack of control over the environment - passing aircraft, traffic, pedestrians, bad weather, city regulations, etc.
• Finding a real-world location which exactly matches the requirements of the script
• Taking a whole film crew to film on location can be extremely expensive

Location filming can provide significant economic development benefit to an area, including local cast and crew and the use of facilities such as catering and accommodation.

Practicalities

Location filming usually requires a "Location Manager", and locations are usually chosen by a "Location Scout". Many popular locations, such as New York City in the United States, and the Isle of Man in the United Kingdom, have dedicated film offices to encourage location filming, and to suggest appropriate locations to film-makers. Nickname The Big Apple, The Capital of the World [1], Gotham Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 1,214. ...

In many cases a second unit is despatched to film location scenes, with a second-unit director and sometimes with stand-in actors. These locations shots can then be edited into the final film or TV program alongside studio-shot sequences, to give an authentic flavour, without the expense or trouble of a full-scale location shoot. NYPD Blue, for example, was filmed primarily in Los Angeles, but used second unit footage of New York City for colour, as well as featuring a small number of seasons filmed on location with the cast. Hedsor House (www.hedsor.com) is also a exciting new film location in England. In film, the second unit is a separate team that shoots footage which is of lesser importance for the final motion picture, as opposed to the first unit, which shoots all scenes involving actors, or at least the stars of the film. ... Stand-ins in film are often misunderstood to be doubles for the actors, that is, people who double for the actor during filming, e. ... Dennis Franz and David Caruso on the NYPD Blue first season DVD cover NYPD Blue was a long-running American television police drama set in New York City. ... Nickname: City of Angels Official website: http://www. ...

Substitute locations

It is common for films to be set in one place, but filmed in another, usually for reasons of economy or convenience, but sometimes because the substitute location looks more historically appropriate.

Some substitute filming locations include:

• Almería, Spain - Pacific South West USA (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, as well as numerous other Spaghetti Westerns)
• Bath, UK - Boston, Massachusetts (Sleepy Hollow (1999)
• Berlin, Germany - Paris, London (Around the World in 80 Days (2004)), Moscow, Russia (The Bourne Supremacy)
• Birmingham, UK - New York City (Velvet Goldmine)
• Brent Cross, London, UK - Berlin (Tomorrow Never Dies)
• Budapest, Hungary - Berlin (Spy Game), Paris (Maigret - UK TV series (1993))
• Chicago elevated railway - New York elevated railway (Spider-Man 2)
• City Chambers, Glasgow, Scotland - The Vatican (Heavenly Pursuits)
• Fort Hunter Liggett, California - Vietnam (We Were Soldiers)
• Glasgow, Scotland - Moscow, Russia (Gorky Park), New York City (The House of Mirth)
• Hawaii - West Africa (Tears of the Sun), Brazilian Amazon (The Rundown)
• Helsinki, Finland - Moscow, Russia (Gorky Park)
• Hedsor House, England - A beautiful english film location (Most Mysterious Murders)
• Isle of Man, UK - Ireland (Waking Ned)
• Lincoln Cathedral, UK - Westminster Abbey (The Da Vinci Code)
• Liverpool, UK - Moscow, Russia (Yentl, The Hunt for Red October)
• Madrid, Spain - Moscow, Russia (Doctor Zhivago)
• Malta - Ancient Sparta (Troy)
• Manchester, UK - New York (Alfie (2004))
• Melbourne, Australia - London, New York City (Queen of the Damned)
• New Zealand - Japan (The Last Samurai)
• Oxford, UK - The Republic of China (Spy Game)
• Prague, Czech Republic - Geneva, Paris (The Bourne Identity (2001))
• Romania - Los Angeles (Seed of Chucky)
• Royal Horticultural Hall, London, UK - interior Berlin Tempelhof Airport (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)
• Seattle, USA - Cicely, Alaska (Northern Exposure)
• Seville, Spain - Havana, Cuba (Die Another Day)
• Slovakia - California (Ravenous)
• South Wales - North Korea (Die Another Day)
• St Pancras Hotel, London - Arkham Asylum, Gotham City (Batman Begins)
• Saint Petersburg, Russia - Berlin, Germany (Der Untergang (Downfall))
• Sydney, Australia - Metropolis (Superman Returns (2006))
• Thailand - Various locations around Thailand have been used for many films depicting the Vietnam War era , including The Deer Hunter, The Killing Fields, Casualties of War, Air America and Operation Dumbo Drop.
• Tilbury Docks, Essex, UK - Gotham Harbour (Batman Begins)
• Vancouver, Canada - Various locations in many films, but often Washington state.
• Vienna, Austria - Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (The Living Daylights)

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External links

• Hedsor House, A stunning English film location
• Film Office of the Mayor of New York City, USA
• New York State Governors Office of Motion Picture and Television Development, New York, USA
• New Jersey State Film Office, New Jersey, USA
• Movie Tour Guide.com - Maps and directions to popular filming locations
• Scottish Highlands and Islands Film Commission
• Bristol Film Office, England
• South West Screen, England
• Louth, Newry and Mourne Film Commission, Ireland
• MovieSite: System used by Film Offices to promote locations